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THOMAS E. BERRILL AND JOHN E. FREY, OF COLUMBUS, OHIO, ASSIGNORS OF ONE- FOURTH TO CHARLES J. MCDERMOTT, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

PAGKAGING-RECEPTAGLE.

Specification of Letters Iatent.

Patented Sept. 30,1919.

7 Application filed January 17, 1916, Serial No. 72,418.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, THOMAS F. BERRILL and JOHN E. FREY, citizens of the United States, residing at Columbus, in the county of Franklin and State of Ohio, have invented certain. new and useful Improvements in Packaging-Receptacles, of which the following is a specification.

Our invention relates to packaging receptacles or containers designed for making shipments of such materials which in bulk are not of a nature to retain their own shape. Our invention may be likened to a barrel and its main object is to provide a structure of this type which may be shipped to the user in a knockdown condition in order to conserve space, thereby effecting a great saving in such shipments.

A still further object of our invention resides in a construction whereby a maximum rigidity is attained after the container has been made to assume its assembled shape, at tention being particularly directed to withstand the abuse to which these containers are incident after they have been filled and again reshipped. In this connection, our construction is also such that the container may be very readily assembled, both as regards its cylindrical body and as regards the heads used to close the two ends.

The preferred embodiment of our invention is shown in the accompanying sheet of drawings, in which similar characters of reference designate corresponding parts, and in which:

Figure 1 is a View in perspective of the assembled container,

Fig. 2 is a view in perspective of one of the hollow semi-cylindrical members forming the body of the container.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged cross section through the container, showlng .particularly the con struction of the two heads and their manner of attachment,

Fig. 4 is an enlarged sectional perspective of the type of joint used by us between the two semi-cylindrical body members, and,

Fig. 5 is a sectional View in perspective of a modified form of joint used by us.

In these drawings, the two hollow semicylindrical body members are designated by the reference numerals 1 and 2 respectively, the member 2 being also shown in perspective in Fig. 2. From this figure, it will be apparent that this member 2 may be blanked from a single fold sheet and cut to a slight extent adjacent its upper and lower edges along both longitudinal edges to permit these longitudinal edges to both bend inwardly a slight distance, as is shown at 3. This construction is emplo ed to form the hooked formations used in orming the joints between the two body members, and further, both of these hooked formations on the member 2 are directed inwardly of the member to lie inside of the shoulders shown at 4, which will be presently described, in order that the two sections may be assembled by sliding one into'the other. These hooked formations are completed by giving the inwardly bent portions a bend as is shown at 5 and then readily bent as is shown at 6 and a final bend as shown at 7 which latter is preferably parallel to the bend 5. These bends are shown particularly in Fig. 4, from which the inwardly extending bend 3' forms an abutment or shoulder against which the portion 8 of the member 1 abuts in order to prevent the collapsing of the container as a whole. This member 1. is also offset slightly, as is shown at 9, in order to form a shoulder against which the portion 6 of the member 2 rests, the portions 8 and 9 being joined by the fold portion 10 and the hooked formations on the member 1 being complete with the flat portion 11. It will thus appear that the longitudinal edges of the member 1 are formed by firstbending them, as shown at 9 and then a second bend,

at 8 and a final bend as is shown at 11, which presents a hooked formation substantially the opposite of that used on the members 2.

The upper and lower edges of each of the body members are bent outwardly to present the shoulders shown at 4 and then upwardly as is shown at 12. The depth of the shoulders 4 is such as to accommodate the heads shown at 13, these heads being formed of any desired material although in the prey ent instance, we find it desirable to use such material. as will accommodate a nail or screw. These heads are then placed in the position shown in Fig. 3 and after the container has been filled, the edge portions 14 are each turned inwardly to fit in'the grooves 15 of the heads, to thereby seal the container. The shoulders 4 are also of a depth to present a diameter which is greater than any diameter of the entire body portion, so that when it is desired to roll the container, the surfaces 12 are the only ones which engage the floor.

An inspection of Figs. 1 and 2 also shows that because of the hooked formations formed, theshoulders 4 and portions 12 of the ends of the container, project slightly beyond the hooked formations and in consequence of this, when the container is assembled, these overhanging ends will overlap each other and in order to make the assemblage of the parts more secure, 'We find it desirable to drive a nail or its equivalent, such as is shown at 16, through these overlapping portions and into the heads 13. By this construction, we are assured of a perfeet rigidity in maintaining the parts of the container in their assembled relation.

In Fig. 5, there is shown a slight modification of the type of joint shown in Fig. 4. The body member 2 is provided with a hook formation which is the duplicate of that shown in Fig. 4 and consequently the same reference numerals have been applied. However, the body'member 1 is provided with a hooked formation which is not of a compound nature as shown in Fig. 4. This hook formation differs in that the body 1 extends around and is then provided with a short'hend 17 and then again bent back upon itself or in aparallel direction as is shown at 18. This construction is a little more simple than that shown in Fig. 4, but. it does not provide the abutment afforded by the bend 9, as is shown in Fig. 4.

Another advantage in the employment of the shoulders 4, lies in the fact that such shoulders form projections which may be readily engaged bythe hook ends or fingers of grappling orother devices which may be employed in lifting the barrels onto vessels, cars, etc.

From the foregoing description, it will be apparent that because of the inwardly proecting nature of the hooked formations on the member 2, these sections 1 and 2 may be assembled .by sliding the hooked formation on the section 1 into the hooked forma tion carried by the section 2. After this has beendoue. the heads 13 are placed in position and at least one of the edges 14 is then bent down into its position in the groove 1:"), as is shown in Fig. 3. After the container has been filled, the other head is placed in its proper position and its edge portion 14 bent down as is shown, whereupon the nails 16 are driven home to complete the assemblage of the parts. From this, it will be apparent that a container of maximum rigidity has been evolved. Further, the surfaces 12 serve as the contacting surfaces in case it is desired to roll the container across the floor, in which case it requires less energy than would be the case if the entire side of the' container engaged the floor.

What we claim, is:

1. A sectional receptacle comprising longitudinally-straight side members of sheet material each having longitudinal flanges adapted to be engaged with adjacent members by a longitudinal sliding movement and each formed at its ends with bent out seats for head members in combination with head members adapted to said seats, the outer periphery of said seats constituting rolling surfaces for the contour.

2. A sectional receptacle comprising two longitudinallystraight side members of sheet material forming the entire side walls of the receptacle, each having longitudinal flanges, the flanges on one member adapted to be' interlocked with the flanges on the other member by a longitudinal sliding movement only, and each member having bent out ends to form seats for head members.

3. A sectional receptacle comprising two longitudinally straight side members of sheet material, each having longitudinal flanges, the flanges on one member adapted to be interlocked with the flanges on the other member by a longitudinalsliding movement, each member having bent out ends to form seats for head members, head members adapted to said seats, each of said head members having a marginal groove in its ends enlarged to a. greater-radius to form shoulders, the longitudinal edges between the shoulders being bent up to formLjoint members and the enlarged ends projecting circun'iferentially beyond'the joint edges.

5. A sectional receptacle comprising two longitudinally straight side members of sheet material, each having its ends enlarged to form shoulders, the longitudinal edges between the shoulders being bent up to form joint members adapted to be engaged by a relative longitudinal sliding movement of the side members and the enlarged ends projecting beyond the joint edges, head members adapted to seat on said shoulders, each 10 having a marginal groove in its outer face,

the corresponding ends of the members adapted to be bent over the periphery of the cooperating head into the cove.

. In testimony whereof we a x our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

THOMAS F. BERRILL. JOHN E. FREY.

lVitnesses: V

EDITH L. IRWnI, MARIE MEISEL. 

